Darlington (Town, Wisconsin)
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Location in Wisconsin
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| State : | United States | ||
| State : | Wisconsin | ||
| County : | Lafayette County | ||
| Coordinates : | 42 ° 40 ′ N , 90 ° 7 ′ W | ||
| Time zone : | Central ( UTC − 6 / −5 ) | ||
| Residents : | 875 (as of 2010) | ||
| Population density : | 7.3 inhabitants per km 2 | ||
| Area : | 119.8 km 2 (approximately 46 mi 2 ) | ||
| Area code : | +1 608 | ||
| FIPS : | 55-18900 | ||
| GNIS ID : | 1583053 | ||
 Location of the Town of Darlington in Lafayette County |
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The Town of Darlington is one of 18 Towns in Lafayette County in the US -amerikanischen State Wisconsin . In 2010 the Town of Darlington had 875 residents.
Town has a fundamentally different meaning in Wisconsin than in the rest of the English-speaking area. Rather, it corresponds to the usual townships in the other US states , which form the next smaller administrative unit after the county .
geography
The Town of Darlington is located in southwest Wisconsin, around 60 km east of the Mississippi , which forms the border with Iowa . The Illinois border is around 20 km south. The town is traversed by the Pecatonica River , a tributary of the Rock River that flows into the Mississippi .
In the northern center of the Town of Darlington is the city of Darlington , which is completely surrounded by the town without belonging to it.
The coordinates of the geographical center of the Town of Darlington are 42 ° 39'45 "north latitude and 90 ° 07'12" west longitude. It extends over an area of 119.8 km².
The Town of Darlington is located in the center of Lafayette County and borders the following neighboring towns:
| Town of Kendall | Town of Willow Springs | Town of Lamont |
| Town of Seymour |
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Town of Wiota |
| Town of Shullsburg | Town of Gratiot |
traffic
The Wisconsin State Highway 23 runs through the Town of Darlington in a north-south direction . In addition, the county highways E, F and K run through the town. All other roads are subordinate country roads or partly unpaved roads.
The nearest airports are Dubuque Regional Airport in Iowa (around 70 km southwest) and Dane County Regional Airport in Wisconsin's capital Madison (around 100 km northeast).
population
According to the 2010 census , the Town of Darlington had 875 people in 329 households. The population density was 7.3 people per square kilometer. Statistically, 2.66 people lived in each of the 329 households.
The racial the population was composed of 97.1 percent white, 0.5 percent African American, 0.5 percent Native American, 0.2 percent Asian and 1.3 percent from other ethnic groups; 0.5 percent were descended from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 2.1 percent of the population.
26.1 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 59.7 percent were between 18 and 64 and 14.2 percent were 65 years or older. 48.8 percent of the population was female.
The average annual income for a household was 57,917 USD . The per capita income was $ 25,918. 7.1 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.
Localities in the Town of Darlington
In the area of the Town of Darlington, in addition to scattered settlements, there are also the following non-parish settlements:
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b American Fact Finder. Retrieved September 18, 2013
- ↑ Distance information according to Google Maps on Histopolis.com.Retrieved on September 18, 2013